United scores from 40 meters
Bad usury of opportunities costs Klopp’s team the top of the table
April 7, 2024, 6:27 p.m
Liverpool should actually be clearly leading at half-time, but the Reds only score one goal from many chances. With consequences: Man United finds its way back into the game. In the end, the 2-2 draw has consequences for the three-way title race in the English Premier League.
Jürgen Klopp has lost his lead in the Premier League with Liverpool FC after a massive usury of opportunities. The outgoing German star coach’s team at least saved a point in a 2-2 (1-0) wild game against English record champions Manchester United, but had to lose the top spot in the exciting title race to Arsenal FC with national player Kai, who had the same number of points Give up Havertz. Defending champion Manchester City is one point behind in third place.
Mohamed Salah (84th) secured the draw with a penalty kick after Bruno Fernandes (50th) with a goal from 40 meters and Kobbie Mainoo (67th) turned the game around for Man United. Team manager Erik ten Hag’s team seemed to have no chance in the first half, but with generous help from the guests they made a comeback. The Colombian Luis Diaz (23rd) put the Reds, who missed numerous chances in the first half, in the lead.
Klopp complains that Old Trafford is raging
At half-time the statisticians recorded 15:0 shots on goal in favor of Liverpool. Klopp raged on the sidelines because former Leipzig players Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Núñez, among others, missed some of the best opportunities. This is how Man United, who had already eliminated Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in March, actually struck back.
The equalizer by Bruno Fernandes, who finished with strong technical skill after a bad pass from Jarell Quansah and surprised the Reds goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who was standing well in front of the goal, was the hosts’ first shot at the Liverpool goal. As a result, a very turbulent game developed in which Liverpool could not find order. Instead, Mainoo sent Old Trafford into a frenzy with a remarkable shot from the turn. But Salah countered from the spot after a foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
City and Arsenal had successfully completed their tasks on Saturday. Manchester’s team under star coach Pep Guardiola turned the game at Crystal Palace to a 4-2 thanks to the outstanding Kevin De Bruyne. Arsenal, on Tuesday (9 p.m./Prime Video and in the live ticker at ntv.de) In the Champions League quarter-final opponent of record champions Bayern Munich, also won 3-0 (1-0) at Brighton & Hove Albion with the sought-after team manager Roberto de Zerbi with the help of a goal from the in-form national player Havertz.